Pro Kabaddi 2019: Predicting the starting 7 for the Puneri Paltan

Left In: Manjeet Dahiya

Puneri Paltan signed Manjeet Dahiya at a whopping â¹63 lakhs. — Puneri Paltan signed Manjeet Dahiya at a whopping ₹63 lakhs.

Manjeet Dahiya debuted in the Pro Kabaddi League for the first time last season with the Patna Pirates. While the team's support raider Deepak Narwal failed to provide raid points for the team, Manjeet Dahiya took up the onus and assisted Pardeep Narwal in the offense.

Manjeet, in his debut season scored his first Super 10 in his ninth match of the group stage against the Bengaluru Bulls. Overall, he scored 87 raid points in 22 games for Patna Pirates last year. Blessed with a long reach to the midline that allowed him to score touch and bonus points easily, Manjeet had a fantastic debut season.

A part of the Indian kabaddi team that won the International Invitational Tournament in 2017, he contributed in his team's win at the Federation Cup in 2018 and has appeared in the finals as part of the 65th and 66th Senior Nationals.

About the author

Vijay Sain is a freelance writer from Jaipur, Rajasthan, currently residing in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. Ever since writing his very first article in June 2018, Vijay has mostly worked on covering Kabaddi passionately to throw light on the upcoming talents and acquainting the Kabaddi admirers with a plethora of information through his articles.

In addition to covering Kabaddi, Vijay has also begun covering Cricket and Volleyball as two of the other sports which he admires. An admirer of Rahul Dravid as a cricketer and Rajasthan Royals as a team, Vijay is also a WWE enthusiast who loves AJ Styles and CM Punk.

A hobbyist in writing, the 22-year-old is also the founder and a learning entrepreneur in a jewelry-based firm - Devansh Creations. A bookish person who fell in love with mathematics during his high-school, Vijay is also passionate about cooking, traveling, and exploring new ideas every day.

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Edited by Prasen Moudgal